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(Continued from Page, 1.) WUHU STILL QUIET.

Arrival of U. S. Admiral.

Wuhu, Mar. 31. Admiral Hough, the American Commander of the U S. ships in the Upper Yangtze, has arrived hare from Nanking,

Considerable troop movement is boing effected," but otherwise the city lo quiet-Naval Wireless.

HANKOW CONCESSION.

FRIDAY, APRIL L 1927.

PRAYER BOOK REVISION.

HOUSE OF COMMONS ADDRESSED.

London, Mar. 31. In preparation for the parlia mentary debates on the revision of the Prayer book, the Arch- bishop of York last night address- ed 200 members of the House of Commons.

It

He stated it was..hoped that the Church Assembly would reach a decision in July and the question will come before Parliament in November. Under the procedure governing such matters it is Ono Effect of the Change. necessary for both. Houses of Parliament to petition the King to Shanghai, April 1.

give the Royal Assent. It is not The following "is one of many competent for Parliament to amend Renter messages from Hankow, the Common Prayer Book. which have recently been sup-must either accept or reject it.-- pressed by the Hankow censurs. British Wireless.. The message is dated March 16th.: "Although ratepayers in the ex- British Concession (now a Special Administration District) voted yesterday an increase in the 1927 Police expense budget of 11,000- taels over the 1926 figure in com- pliance with a demand, by the Chinese, there is no sign of 'ade- quate police protection.

ROYAL TOUR.

IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

London, Mar. 31. The Duke and Duchess of York left Sydney to-day on a visit up-

country.

ranged at the important towns en

Civic receptions have been ar

route.

"On Monday, a Chinese employee was dragged from the British American Tobacco Company's pre- mises and arrested by the Union. fairs has .ceived a telegram from The Scentury for Dominion Af- To-day, another was dragged away the Governor of New South Wales from the Company's office, the stating that his Ministers desire, Union threatening to take six morc. This morning, a lighter bearingState, to tender their great grati- on behalf of the people of the 100 cases of the Company's pro-tude to the King for the oppor ducts, valued at 20,000 taels, was tunity of demonstrating the un- stolen by pickets and strikers along swerving loyalty of the people to side Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's His Majesty and their personal hulk and done away with. The police were watching and did not the Duke and Duchess of York. regard and affection towards

provent the nct. On the contrary, they assisted the strikers to kidnap one of the employees."— Reuter.

SHANGHAI KUOMINTANG. Chinng to Attend Meeting.

Shanghai, April 1.

-British Wirdess.

DISARMAMENT.

DISCUSSIONS AT GENEVA.

Geneva, Mar. 31.

The Preparatory Disarmament Committee has lengthily discussed the limitation of the period of military service and the fixing of the annual contingents; namely, the number of regular officers and soldiers serving..

A general conference of Kuo- mintang members was held here yesterday afternoon, when more than 3,000 persons were present.

Marshal Chiang was also invited to the meeting, but he was unable to be present, The Marshal's

Finally, it was agreed that cach representative declared at the State should indicate the maxi- meeting that Chiang would call

mum number of officers, warrant another conference on Sunday,licers and sergeants, which ench When he would express his opinious State would undertake not to ex- on the present situation.

The meeting decided to ask Marshal Chinng to punish General Liu Chi, Commander of the 2nd, Division, who is said to have sided With the extremists-Nem Chung Pap.

"

LEAGUE OF NATIONS. No Request From China,"

London Mar. 31.

ceed.

The discussio was then ad- journed in view of Viscount Sato's proposal that the period of ser- vice should be left to the apprecia- tion of each State-Reuter.

INDIAN REGIMENTS.

Anxious For China Service. During the Budget debate in the Indian Legislative Assembly on March 3rd, Field Marshal Sir Wil- liam Birdwood referred to the Chinese situation. He said it was his practice, whenever he inspected a regiment, to have a heart to heart

In the House of Commons, answering questions, Mr. G. Locker Lampson said that no in- formation had been received from any party in China with regard to the submission of the problems dis-talk with Indian officers and re- puted between China and the Powers to the League of Nations. -Renter

ANNAMITE TROOPS.

cently he was approached and told that every one in the regiment wanted to be sent out to China- (laughter and upplause). In fact he had received numerous offers from individuals and units and others. He emphasised that ser- vice abroad was very popular among Indian troops who had the spirit of adventure but their policy in respect of China was simply safe- guarding enormous British and Indian intereste He emphasised that far from troops which had been despatched to China costing India anything it would actually make a saving as these troops would for the period of service abroad be paid by the British

200 Arrive in Hongkong. The delay in the departure of the M. M. liner Amazone for Shanghai was cleared up this morning, when, at ten o'clock, the 8.8. Tonkin arrived from Hai phong, and took up a mooring adjacent to the big liner. Imme diate afterwards, grent, activity was manifested. The old Star ferry boat. the Morning Star, showed up in the fog, and made repeated trips between the two Government. steamers. Khaki-clad men, wear- ing strangely shaped conical

LABOUR'S ATTITUDE.

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of local share rotations issued to-day:-

Banks,

II.

Hongkong Bank, $1,080 n. Chartered Bank, 621 Mercantile A. & B., 432 n. Mercantile C., £13 n. P. and O.,-691-1: East Asia, $74 5.

Marine Ins,

Canton Ins., $6621 b.. China Underwriters, $80 b. North China, Tls. 145 . Union Ins., 292 b. Yangtze Ins., $38 11.

Fire Ins.

b.

China Fires, $205 Hongkong Firo, $600 X. Div.

Shipping

Douglases, $31 D Steamboats, $19 bi Tugs, $1.10 11, Indo-Chinas, (Prof.) $30 s. Shell Trans., 99/6 B. Star Ferrios, $53 B, Waterbosts, #14 D.

Refineries.

China Sugars, $22 Malabons, 31 B.

Mining-

Bengueta, sli b. Kailans, 38/-

Langkats, Tis. 22

n.

D}.

S'hai Exploration, Tis. 4 n. Shanghai Loans, Tis. 7 n. Raubs; $1 5.

Tronobe, 21/- .. Ural Caspians, 8/- 1.

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $100 s. Whampoa Docks, $10 n. Hongkawe, The. 150 Now Engineerings, Tls. 54 n. Shanghai Docks Tls. 101 b.

11.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and 8. Hotela, $71 n. H.K. Lands, $52) b. Realtys, $6

b.

Territorials, $2‡ s. Humphroys, $12ł n. Princes Bldgs, 389 Rural Lands, $1}' N.

Cottons.

F.

Ewo Cottons, Tls. 7.85 n. Orientals, Tls. 2. .. S'hai Cottons. Tls. 54 n.

Buses, Trams.

China Buses, Tis, 9 n. Tramways, $201 s.

Peak Trame, fold)($15) n. S'pore Tractions 11/-. b. Taxis, $1 8.

II.

9.

Miscellaneone,

Amusements, $17.60 Canton Ices, $5 n. Coments (Comb.) $7. b China Lights, $14 China Prov., $3 90 b. Constructions, $2.30 11. Dairy Farms, $151 Der A. Wing, $6 0. F'kong Electrics, $50. Macco Electrics, 335 11. Ropes (Old) $10 Lane Crawfords, $7 Mackintosh, $19. Sinceres, $81 b. United Asbestos, $20 Watsons $12 X. Div. Powells, $6 n.

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Assisant solicitor to the Leices- ter Corporation, Mr. W. H. Tindall has retired after 48 years' service.

Kidderminster Council are to build 60 non-parlour type houses, to be let at 7a. 6d. a week, plus

helmets, and carrying field service Mr. Ramsay Macdonald Explains. equinment were to be seen pack-

London, March 31. ing the old ferry boat on each of these trips. It was the trans-ing at Glasgow, refuted the state-rates.

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, speak ference, with remarkable dispatch, ment that the position of the of a large number of Annamile Labour party was to leave British troops who were brought here by lives in China.without protection. Southampton and Amsterdam, to A new air service between the Tonkin from Haiphong and He declared that Labourites had connect with the sailings of Tran are being sent on by the larger never said the forces in China at satlantic liners, is to be opened vessel to their destination at Shanghai, where they were to be

the time should he evacuated.this spring, if officially sanctioned. Reuter. utilised in the defences of the French Congession.

EDITORIAL' OPINION.

The cabled message from Paris

Home Press Comment. announcing the intended dispatch of 1,200 Indo-Chinese troops found

London, March 31, 1.30 am, partial confirmation in the pre-

If the barbarities at Nanking sence of these troops. They were deliberately planned there number over 200 men and are to is no security there against them be followed by other contingents whorever Nationalist troops are now being einbarked at Haiphong, in control, says the Manchester It in stated..

Guardian in a lender, declaring I am but a living ganglion of irreconcilable antagonisms, trip out from Marselllos, with palling outrages and deliberate It appears that while on the there is every sigil that the ap. nearly 100 French troops already savagery were the carefully or- on board, the Amazone received nganised work not of unlicenced but call to take over these, Aunamite of fully licenced soldiery, troops from the Tonkin. Speeding on the last stretch from Saigon, is manifest that the bombard It la of the opinion that since t the Amazone arrived here wollment alone saved the lives of the ahead of the scheduled time last unfortunate foreign residents that Tuesday, but found that she was Chiang Kai-shek's protest is ab. in for a long wait, as the Tonkin aurd, and suggests that an enquiry had not arrived.

will very likely be simply the means of exculpating Chong Chion. It concludes by saying that the every British citizen has not only country will be glad when Sir Aus- ten Chamberlain can' etate that

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